Aquino bill seeks to create a Government Efficiency Office
Export Development Council
September 20, 2016

Senator Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV recently filed Senate Bill No. 348 or an Act Creating a Government Efficiency Office (GEO) to improve the quality of regulations and reduce regulatory burden.

The GEO will be an attached agency to the Office of the President. It shall have the primary responsibility of implementing the National Policy on the Development and Implementation of Regulations (NPDIR). The NPDIR shall contain the regulatory management and review policies and guidelines to be followed by all government agencies.

Another provision in the Bill is the establishment of an Internal Regulatory Management Unit (IRMU) for each government agency. The IRMU will be in close coordination with the GEO for regulatory management and review of proposed and existing regulations.

This proposed measure affirms Strategy 2 of the Philippine Export Development Plan (PEDP) 2015-2017 which pertinently implements one of the 10 Point socio-economic agenda of President Duterte, i.e. increasing competitiveness and ease of doing business. This measure will be beneficial as the Philippines is aiming to be part of the top third in the World Bank: Doing Business rankings by year end□.